# 3.41 explained — Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

> Chapter companion for Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

## What happens

The propositional sign, together with its logical coordinates, defines its logical place in logical space.

## Themes in this chapter

### Logical Atomism

The notion of a logical place for a propositional sign aligns with the atomistic view of propositions as complexes of simple signs.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Wittgenstein

Author of the proposition.

## Key lines

> The propositional sign and the logical coordinates: that is the logical place.

A proposition, together with its logical structure, occupies a specific position in logical space.

_Clarifies that the meaning of a proposition is determined by its logical form and context._

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